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Data breach stories - Page 10

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Report on SingHealth breach condemns poor security practices
Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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SingHealth data breach report reveals alarming IT staff lapses and system flaws.
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NordVPN rounds up the worst data breaches of 2018
Wed, 9th Jan 2019
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Over a billion affected by data breaches in 2018, from BA to Marriott, exposing sensitive details.
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Two top execs’ predictions for cybersecurity in 2019
Tue, 1st Jan 2019
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One Identity and Secureworks executives Alex Tilley and Serkan Cetin have released what they see coming for cybersecurity in 2019.
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NASA got hacked (again)
Thu, 20th Dec 2018
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The compromised servers stored personally identifiable information (PII) belonging to current and former NASA employees.
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Three things that will happen in 2019 – and one that will not
Thu, 20th Dec 2018
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Commvault's Nigel Tozer reflects on the year that's been and the one ahead with three predictions of what will be and one that won't.
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Twitter suspects state-sponsored ties to support forum breach
Wed, 19th Dec 2018
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One of Twitter’s support forums was hit by a data breach that may have ties to a state-sponsored attack, however users' personal data was exposed.
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Marriott sets up call centres to answer questions on data breach
Mon, 17th Dec 2018
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Marriott has released an update on the breach of the Starwood guest reservation data breach which affected 500 million guests.
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The Implications of a data disaster and why effective DR is critical
Thu, 13th Dec 2018
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93 percent of companies without disaster recovery who suffer a major data disaster are out of business within one year.
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52mil users affected by Google+’s second data breach
Tue, 11th Dec 2018
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Google+ APIs will be shut down within the next 90 days, and the consumer platform will be disabled in April 2019 instead of August 2019 as originally planned.
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Quora's been breached: Users, change your passwords
Wed, 5th Dec 2018
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Quora’s 100 million users are the latest targets in a major data breach, but at least the company has moved quickly to contain it.
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500 million impacted by Marriott database breach
Mon, 3rd Dec 2018
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A root cause of the breach is currently unknown, but Marriott indicated that the intruders encrypted the information before exfiltrating the data.
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Dell.com customers urged to change passwords after breach
Fri, 30th Nov 2018
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Dell is asking all of its Dell.com customers to change their passwords after it detected ‘unauthorised activity’ on its network earlier this month.
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Uber disguised breach ransom payment as a bug bounty reward
Thu, 29th Nov 2018
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Uber fined £385,000 by UK Information Commissioner's Office for data breach that affected 2.7 million UK customers and drivers.
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Almost half of NZ businesses unprepared for data breaches
Thu, 22nd Nov 2018
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The HP New Zealand IT Security Study surveyed 434 New Zealand small to large businesses across the services, production, retail and hospitality.
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Amazon customers irate after 'technical error'
Thu, 22nd Nov 2018
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Amazon under fire for 'technical error' exposing user data, sparking breach concerns.
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Data protection is key to building customer trust
Tue, 20th Nov 2018
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Australia's digital expansion faces data security challenges amidst new regulations like the GDPR.
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Computer Lounge online store hit by security breach
Mon, 5th Nov 2018
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Auckland's Computer Lounge hit by data breach, no card details taken.
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Details of 9mil compromised in Cathay Pacific data leak
Fri, 26th Oct 2018
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Twenty-seven credit card numbers with no CVV were accessed, and the combination of data accessed varies for each affected passenger.
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ICO report reaction: UK data security incidents rocket 224%
Sat, 20th Oct 2018
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ICO report reveals 228% surge in data incidents, Egress CEO urges focus on user training, not just stats.
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Facebook breach: Ready for the coming phishing wave?
Wed, 17th Oct 2018
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Much of the information accessed in the Facebook breach is perfect for cyber criminals planning their next phishing attack.
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Google shutting down Google+ after covering up privacy bug
Tue, 9th Oct 2018
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Google’s management was aware of the bug but chose not to share it with the public to avoid scrutiny by regulators.
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Access to thousands of breached sites found on Russian underground market
Tue, 9th Oct 2018
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MagBo marketplace trades in 3,000 hacked websites, with some access starting at 50p, impacting diverse sectors.
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Experts comment on Facebook’s 50 million user credential leak
Mon, 1st Oct 2018
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Barracuda Networks, Sophos, RedLock, and Darktrace offer their views on the data leak that affected close to 50 million accounts.
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40 million more likely affected by massive Facebook data leak - Bitdefender
Mon, 1st Oct 2018
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Facebook's worst breach: 90m logouts after a major privacy flaw.